| TITLE. We need to stop derailing threads. If you start to notice a conversation you are a part of is going into derailment territory, please state "Let's take this to the ORTDT thread' or something. Or if I notice this happening, I'm going to ask you all to move here and if you do not do so I will just start deleting your posts that are not on the topic of whatever thread. Feel free to go on as many tangents as you want in here. You can all have 50 conversations going on at once in here, I don't care, just do it here and not in another thread. Thanks! |
| Uber-Elitist petty squabbling thread? Sounds good to me. |
ForgoneReality said: 2nded.. we need a better name for the thread to make it cooler when we say it: "let's take it to the elitist petty thread!" or something like thatUber-Elitist petty squabbling thread? Sounds good to me. |
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| If we are continuing the SHAFT discussion then this was my last post: For me, Nise was arguably better. Bake's plot was weak and some arcs were better than others. Nise put the plot in the background and focused on what the show did best: style. It had more fanservice, but it had much better audiovisuals. It had much less pretension and just focused on presentation without as much pseudo-depth. The whole "fake vs real" theme went a bit far, but still. I forget which one was funnier, which could be a deciding factor, but I seem to remember preferring Nise. Amberleh said: I get that. It's one of those things that a lot of people aren't going to like no matter what. As it lacks objective depth, the only thing to talk about is the presentation, which is going to appeal to you or not. In this way, it's one of the few anime that is almost impossible to form an objective opinion on or properly discuss.You're probably right, but like I said, my hatred of SHAFT runs pretty deep. It's not gonna change but I'm open to discussing it, but we should take it to profile comments =) |
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| We should try to think of a title that has a silly acronym, like UKELELE or something. |
Amberleh said: We should try to think of a title that has a silly acronym, like UKELELE or something. Stuff Haters Argue Frequently & Endlessly About - Thread Or "SHAFT A Thread" for short. |
ForgoneReality said: Do you know how much I respect your ability to make acronym and bad puns forgone?Amberleh said: We should try to think of a title that has a silly acronym, like UKELELE or something. Stuff Haters Argue Frequently & Endlessly About - Thread Or "SHAFT A Thread" for short. |
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ForgoneReality said: Amberleh said: We should try to think of a title that has a silly acronym, like UKELELE or something. Stuff Haters Argue Frequently & Endlessly About - Thread Or "SHAFT A Thread" for short. S.H.A.F.A.E.A.T? |
| Thread for Well-bred Aristocrats Talking Stuff |
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| Bakemonogatari >>>>> Madoka Magica I cry every night knowing that Madoka is on the enlightenment list while Bake is not. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
ForgoneReality said: Amberleh said: We should try to think of a title that has a silly acronym, like UKELELE or something. Stuff Haters Argue Frequently & Endlessly About - Thread Or "SHAFT A Thread" for short. It's quite neat @Moe I honestly prefer Bake to Nise, I found the character arcs way more interesting in both dialogue and theming (the whole thing about relativism > all that talk about fakes in Nise imo), and in terms of presentation.. And btw Hitagi is among my favourite characters so it's only natural I prefer the series which has more of her. |
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| True, but the snake arc in Bake was very weak. Nise had no weak episodes, to me. More consistent. |
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AngelsArcanum said: I somehow mistook E for T??? I don't even know what happened there...ForgoneReality said: S.H.A.F.A.E.A.T?Amberleh said: We should try to think of a title that has a silly acronym, like UKELELE or something. Stuff Haters Argue Frequently & Endlessly About - Thread Or "SHAFT A Thread" for short. Alright round 2 = "Stuff Haters Argue Frequently & Terribly About - Thread" The ampersand is excluded. doraemon1992 said: Is it this much? Do you know how much I respect your ability to make acronym and bad puns forgone? |
| Acronyms, you say, Amber? AAUEDTTWITIASTBIIOBIIMTBSIAATTOSATPFMSCT or in full I pride myself in coming up with titles worse than a pseudo-incest harem visual novel can have. |
metamorphiusJul 1, 2013 3:09 PM
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| I see what you did there meta. metamorphius said: AAUEDT TWIT IASTBIIOBIIMTBSIAATTOSATPFMSCT Twit - noun: A foolishly annoying person. You can't insult us and get away with it. |
| He was trying to support my acronym, but he accidentally had a bit of a typo. |
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| I think Nise is just as good as Bake. Nekomonogatari had great animation but other than that it was a bit disappointing. Are you hyped for S2? |
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| For me it goes Bake > Nise > My hopes and dreams for S2 > Neko |
| There is more SHAFT beyond Bakemonogatari and Madoka Why people always forget it ;_; Also comparing both is impossible as they're really different. It would be like comparing SZS and Hidamari Sketch |
moichispa said: There is more SHAFT beyond Bakemonogatari and Madoka I like Maria Holic a lot from what I've seen of it; I really despised Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai, though. That's about all the rest I've seen out of SHAFT, so I'm somewhat limited in which of their works I can get in depth on. |
| I read dance in vampire bund a lot in the past, and from what I can remember there are no panty shot, and it is actually a good series too.. As I never watch the anime adaptation, is SHAFT somehow added panty shot on it or there actually some in manga that I fail to remember? |
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doraemon1992 said: I read dance in vampire bund a lot in the past, and from what I can remember there are no panty shot, and it is actually a good series too.. As I never watch the anime adaptation, is SHAFT somehow added panty shot on it or there actually some in manga that I fail to remember? I also rather liked the manga, but I recall it having straight nudity in it, so if anything, SHAFT probably would have had to tone it down. I could be wrong as I've never seen any part of the anime. Though I'm one of the peculiar types where nudity, male/female/otherwise, doesn't grate me or get under my skin like excessive jiggling and panty shots will. |
ForgoneReality said: I admit that I really tempted to put some indecent jiggling/panty shot pic to annoy you, but I realize that will be quite inappropriate ..Though I'm one of the peculiar types where nudity, male/female/otherwise, doesn't grate me or get under my skin like excessive jiggling and panty shots will. I share the same feeling as you do though, mostly because jiggling and panty shots usually just serve as nothing more than fan service. While nudity, in some quality series, can act as a powerful indicator that serve to represent some issue such as female embodiment, sexist perspective, etc.. and what do you mean by "nudity, male/female/otherwise".... |
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doraemon1992 said: and what do you mean by "nudity, male/female/otherwise".... Donkey, obviously. |
ForgoneReality said: Though I'm one of the peculiar types where nudity, male/female/otherwise, doesn't grate me or get under my skin like excessive jiggling and panty shots will. I am with you on this one. Not completely sure why I feel so. Perhaps it's got to do with what doraemon said - that jiggling and panty shots will almost invariably be just for fanservice/tittilation and nudity can be much more than that (although I admit it's often used for fanservice as well). For example, nudity for Mine Fujiko in the last year Lupin III series is a part of her character and a means of obtaining what she wants. Thus, it never bothered me in the least. Ofc, it was rather artistically done, so that may also be part of the reason. Another example is nudity in that one Kaiji arc. ForgoneReality said: doraemon1992 said: and what do you mean by "nudity, male/female/otherwise".... Donkey, obviously. I was just going to say that. |
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| We're just too in synch, meta. |
| I believe I shall use this thread to share my "feelings" on Enlightenment series I "dislike". If you don't want to see your favourite series get shat on, refrain from clicking that spoiler button...Now without further ado: *Know that this is all in jest and I'm simply trying to poke fun to possibly get a laugh and relieve my boredom; please don't take this seriously in the slightest. Some of those series I actually want to check out.* |
ForgoneReality said: doraemon1992 said: and what do you mean by "nudity, male/female/otherwise".... Donkey, obviously. How could donkeys even get under your skin? That's like saying 'well thought out plot and beautiful animation don't get under my skin'. It's just redundant to mention donkeys here. |
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| Oh hey, Nick, we were just summoning you. |
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AngelsArcanum said: Mononoke? MORE LIKE: MO-NONONONONO-MORE OK?! LOL I laughed at this one. 👍 |
| >Uchuu Kyoudai? MORE LIKE: WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO DIE?! This is quite the pun, sir |
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metamorphius said: Oh hey, Nick, we were just summoning you.  |
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| The TMC copyright was a nice touch. |
| @Nick OK, I am ROFLing here. But, damn, 9000 defense! Are you even allowed to be used on tournaments, Nick? Aaand, as predicted, this thread is progressing nicely. |
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metamorphius said: But, damn, 9000 defense! Are you even allowed to be used on tournaments, Nick? I'm a forbidden card in most countries. In the USA the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 forbids the use of me, for example. |
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Nickienator said: I'm a forbidden card in most countries. In the USA the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 forbids the use of me, for example. As expected. I wonder if it's safe to summon you in the club then since, iirc, MAL servers are in the US. |
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| I'm MALs responsibility, they indirectly created me. |
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| What's that? You say the Nickienator card is against the rules? Well... |
| If MAL created you, it was this club that gave you your raison d'etre. Ergo, we are even more responsible. Good thing Gilgamesh is on our side, if I am to believe Forgone's post above. |
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doraemon1992 said: How and why is this donkey getting high? |
ForgoneReality said: What's that? You say the Nickienator card is against the rules? Well... *Swoon* Gilgamesh... ER, I MEAN. Fate/Zero had no redeeming qualities at all. Nope. None. >>; |
Amberleh said: ForgoneReality said: What's that? You say the Nickienator card is against the rules? Well... *Swoon* Gilgamesh... ER, I MEAN. Fate/Zero had no redeeming qualities at all. Nope. None. >>;  |
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| I still don't know why Gilgamesh was blonde in F/Z. Dude was middle eastern. |
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MoeGalacticHero said: I still don't know why Gilgamesh was blonde in F/Z. Dude was middle eastern. Middle Eastern blonds do exist you know... |
| "The more inexperienced you are, the more you want to show off." - Oreki, Hyouka |
MoeGalacticHero said: I still don't know why Gilgamesh was blonde in F/Z. Dude was middle eastern. Bishonen fanservice what else |
sushi55 said: Middle Eastern blonds do exist you know... Yeah, but isn't it really uncommon? And aren't they usually really sandy blondes? |
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MoeGalacticHero said: sushi55 said: Middle Eastern blonds do exist you know... Yeah, but isn't it really uncommon? And aren't they usually really sandy blondes? True point, but it's not impossible y'know. Besides, anime logic. |
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